Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in California for 2014

The Law Enforcement (LEO) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Like the General Schedule (GS) Payscale, under the LEO payscale an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the LEO Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the LEO payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

California has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly LEO pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a LEO-1 broken down by county in the interactive map.

The SAN JOSE-SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in San Francisco and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 35.15% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

The LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.16% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

The SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD, CA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in San Diego and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 24.19% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

LEO Grade

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

LEO-3

$32,871

$33,783

$34,696

$35,609

$36,522

$37,435

$38,347

$39,260

$40,173

$41,086

LEO-4

$36,901

$37,925

$38,950

$39,974

$40,999

$42,023

$43,048

$44,073

$45,097

$46,122

LEO-5

$42,439

$43,587

$44,734

$45,882

$47,030

$48,177

$49,325

$50,472

$51,620

$52,767

LEO-6

$44,743

$46,021

$47,299

$48,577

$49,855

$51,133

$52,411

$53,689

$54,966

$56,244

LEO-7

$48,304

$49,724

$51,145

$52,566

$53,987

$55,407

$56,828

$58,249

$59,670

$61,090

LEO-8

$50,348

$51,921

$53,495

$55,068

$56,642

$58,215

$59,789

$61,362

$62,936

$64,509

LEO-9

$53,871

$55,609

$57,346

$59,083

$60,821

$62,558

$64,296

$66,033

$67,770

$69,508

LEO-10

$59,326

$61,239

$63,153

$65,067

$66,981

$68,894

$70,808

$72,722

$74,636

$76,549

The San Diego locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Escondido, Oceanside, San Diego, and other areas within the region.

The SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Sacramento and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.2% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

LEO Grade

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

LEO-3

$32,344

$33,242

$34,140

$35,038

$35,937

$36,835

$37,733

$38,631

$39,529

$40,427

LEO-4

$36,309

$37,317

$38,326

$39,334

$40,342

$41,350

$42,358

$43,366

$44,374

$45,383

LEO-5

$41,759

$42,889

$44,018

$45,147

$46,276

$47,405

$48,534

$49,663

$50,792

$51,922

LEO-6

$44,026

$45,284

$46,541

$47,799

$49,056

$50,313

$51,571

$52,828

$54,086

$55,343

LEO-7

$47,530

$48,928

$50,326

$51,724

$53,122

$54,520

$55,917

$57,315

$58,713

$60,111

LEO-8

$49,541

$51,089

$52,638

$54,186

$55,734

$57,282

$58,831

$60,379

$61,927

$63,476

LEO-9

$53,008

$54,717

$56,427

$58,137

$59,846

$61,556

$63,265

$64,975

$66,685

$68,394

LEO-10

$58,375

$60,258

$62,141

$64,024

$65,907

$67,790

$69,674

$71,557

$73,440

$75,323

The Sacramento locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elk Grove, Marysville, Roseville, Sacramento, McClellan, and other areas within the region.

Any federal employees in California who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 14.16% (shown in the table below).

LEO Grade

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

LEO-3

$30,216

$31,055

$31,894

$32,733

$33,572

$34,411

$35,250

$36,089

$36,928

$37,768

LEO-4

$33,920

$34,862

$35,804

$36,746

$37,688

$38,629

$39,571

$40,513

$41,455

$42,397

LEO-5

$39,012

$40,067

$41,122

$42,176

$43,231

$44,286

$45,341

$46,396

$47,451

$48,505

LEO-6

$41,130

$42,304

$43,479

$44,654

$45,828

$47,003

$48,178

$49,353

$50,527

$51,702

LEO-7

$44,403

$45,709

$47,015

$48,321

$49,626

$50,932

$52,238

$53,544

$54,850

$56,156

LEO-8

$46,282

$47,728

$49,174

$50,621

$52,067

$53,514

$54,960

$56,406

$57,853

$59,299

LEO-9

$49,520

$51,117

$52,715

$54,312

$55,909

$57,506

$59,103

$60,700

$62,297

$63,894

LEO-10

$54,534

$56,293

$58,053

$59,812

$61,571

$63,330

$65,089

$66,849

$68,608

$70,367

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Clovis, El Centro, Fresno, Lemoore, Modesto, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Visalia, Niland, Bridgeport, Herlong, and other areas within the region.